Two days to Cagliari-Juventus and Davide Nicola tries to give the charge. After the 1-1 of the first leg, as well as the nice draw obtained last Saturday in Bergamo, the rossoblù are trying to continue their positive streak against Thiago Motta's team, fresh from the disastrous elimination in the Champions League against PSV Eindhoven on Wednesday. On Sunday at 20:45 there will be a sold out at the Unipol Domus, with Cagliari who - in the event of a favorable result - would take another big step forward in the race for salvation. "We have always tried to express ourselves, I would say in a more than decent way", the coach's words in an interview with Sky Sport. "There is a moment in which you get more points and another in which you get less".
Nicola has managed to overcome even the most difficult moments of the season so far. And, just as he tried not to get discouraged when the results were not in his favor, he does not want to get too excited now: «I have to say that I have my ikigai», or the "reason for living", to translate a Japanese term . «This is my role, I feel it perfectly and I like it. I have my purpose in life, I enjoy it and it does not weigh me down. Above all, it makes me feel in control of the things I can control: that is what I want».
With 25 points, Cagliari begins the twenty-sixth matchday of Serie A at +5 on the relegation zone. But for Nicola it is not yet time to give an evaluation: «I never take stock, I wait until the end of the season to do it. Let's say that we can talk about an initial objective, which was to create an identity and be proactive in what we were going to do on any pitch . We wanted to try to have the same attitude at home and away: I must say that the team is performing well, but we can always do better».
From the pitch, today there will be personalised work for Kingstone: the striker must recover from the after-effects of a contusion to his left knee. He may therefore not be called up. Tomorrow, at 10:30, open-door training at Unipol Domus on the eve of Cagliari-Juventus . Free entry from 9:30, with fans having the chance to watch the session in the Curva Nord.